How could I turn down an opportunity for a weeklong cruise on a luxury motorsail
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How could I turn down an opportunity for a weeklong cruise on a luxury motorsailer in the Andaman Sea? Without a second thought, I packed my bags and jumped on a plane to Singapore, and the following day I found myself looking out the airplane window at the beautiful waters surrounding the island of Langkawi off the coast of Malaysia. The last time I was in Langkawi was in 2001, when it was relatively quiet. Langkawi has come a long way since then; there are 4, 5, and even 6-star hotels, as well as spas, golfing, horseback riding and even a cable car taking visitors to the highest point on the island. At the Langkawi International Airport I met my shipmates and we were driven to Pantai Tengah with a quick pit stop for sunblock and duty-free goodies. Many other shopping opportunities abound since Langkawi was designated as a duty-free zone in 1987 to entice tourists to the island. A luxurious yacht tender picked us up. Phillipe, the first mate, maneuvered the tender between sailboats and as we went around a small island there she was, S/V Blue Gold. This majestic 10-passenger sailboat—all 165 feet of her—had been built in Italy and recently underwent a full retrofit. Once aboard, the crew welcomed us with refreshments and big smiles. Before we got too comfortable and settled into the plush comforts of the boat, Alain, the captain, took us on a tour of Blue Gold’s impressive accommodations. The master suite had a king-size bed, with a lounge area and “his & hers” wardrobes. The VIP cabin had a queen-size bed, also with a lounge area. Both had ensuite bathrooms. The first evening aboard was the perfect start to our voyage—a small cocktail party followed by a light meal of seared tuna salad. It was exactly what our jet-lagged bodies craved, and we all slept very well aboard what would become our new home for the next 7 days. In the morning after breakfast, we sailed to Pulau Ta Ngah (also spelled “Pulau Tengah”; pulau means island in Malay). In the 1970s the site had been a Vietnamese refugee transit camp. Not long after the end of the war, the camp was shut down and the island was gazetted as a marine park by the Malaysian government. Officially “uninhabited,” it does boast a golf course, but we were unable to determine if it was still in operation. The most intriguing event on the island occurs in July when the giant leatherback turtles lay their eggs on a beach on Ta Ngah. 小题1:Where is Langkawi?A.In Pulau Ta Ngah | B.In Malaysia | C.In the Atlantic Ocean | D.In The Arctic | 小题2:We know from the passage Langkawi________.A.has become prosperous in the past decade | B.was a noisy industrial city twenty years ago | C.has no three-star hotels nowadays | D.is best known for its horse riding races | 小题3:S/V Blue Gold is __________.A.a small island with most beautiful sceneries we have ever seen | B.a luxurious 6-star hotel with best food and service | C.a VIP cabin with 9 queen-size beds and ensuite bathrooms | D.a splendid boat with comfortable accommodations | 小题4:It is implied that _________.A.many people go golfing on Pulau Ta Ngah every year | B.the Vietnamese War broke out in 1970 | C.the author liked the party and meal provided in the voyage | D.people living on Pulau Ta Ngah must have earned a lot of money | 小题5:The article is probably part of __________.A.a news report | B.a travel story | C.an advertisement | D.an operating manual |
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小题1:B 小题2:A 小题3:D 小题4:C 小题5:B |
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试题分析:本文叙述了作者的去安达曼海的一次旅行,描述了Langkawi的前后十年的变化,有十几年前的安静,变成了现在的经济繁荣的景象。接着作者描述了自己做的船可以提供食宿,还召开了聚会,对船上提供的食物作者非常满意。这次旅行让作者玩的特别开心。 小题1:细节理解题。根据surrounding the island of Langkawi off the coast of Malaysia. 故选B。 小题2:细节理解题。根据The last time I was in Langkawi was in 2001, when it was relatively quiet. Langkawi has come a long way since then; there are 4, 5, and even 6-star hotels, as well as spas, golfing, horseback riding and even a cable car taking visitors to the highest point on the island.前后对比可以看出现在Langkawi的繁荣景象,故选A。 小题3:细节理解题。根据as we went around a small island there she was, S/V Blue Gold. This majestic 10-passenger sailboat—all 165 feet of her—had been built in Italy and recently underwent a full retrofit. Alain, the captain, took us on a tour of Blue Gold’s impressive accommodations.这是一艘船的名字,故选D。 小题4:推理判断题。根据The first evening aboard was the perfect start to our voyage—a small cocktail party followed by a light meal of seared tuna salad. 作者喜欢召开的聚会和提供的饭菜,故选C。 小题5:文章出处题。根据本篇短文讲了一次旅行的经历,故选B。 点评:文章出处题应从文章的内容或结构来判断其出处:报纸:前面会出现日期、地点或通讯社名称。广告:因其格式特殊,容易辨认。产品说明:器皿、设备的使用说明会有产品名称或操作方式,而药品的服用说明会告知服用时间、次数、药量等。本篇是从短文的内容来看它是讲述的一次旅游经历的故事。 |
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It was my first year teaching in a special needs class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly. Special Olympics sports meeting. My 1 had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹). Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a 2 , he had to fight his spasms (抽筋) just to control his movements. 3 , he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile. His classmates 4 him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at 5 . Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his 6 and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with 7 . When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas 8 well in their sports events, and gave the normally calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, 9 them on. The final event of the day was the 400 meter race. 10 was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the 11 length of the track. When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they 12 and turned to look behind them. At the 13 of the crowd, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had 14 him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to 15 . Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent 16 passed between them. Slowly, they jogged 17 towards their friend, cheering him on 18 he had done for them moments before. The progress was 19 , but in the end the three star runners and Mark crossed the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face as he crossed the finish line, hands upraised and laughing, I came to understand what 20 the Special Olympics, and the determined athletes who compete, so extraordinary. Years later, I’m still cheering them on.
小题1: | A.partners | B.friends | C.students | D.classmates |
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小题2: | A.bed | B.machine | C.wheelchair | D.desk |
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小题3: | A.So | B.However | C.Otherwise | D.Therefore |
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小题4: | A.protected | B.satisfied | C.respected | D.loved |
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小题5: | A.sports | B.practice | C.studies | D.expression |
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小题6: | A.interests | B.body | C.habits | D.mind |
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小题7: | A.wonder | B.trust | C.stress | D.reset |
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小题8: | A.trained | B.played | C.operated | D.prepared |
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小题9: | A.bringing | B.holding | C.cheering | D.moving |
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小题10: | A.Someone | B.Nobody | C.Anybody | D.Everyone |
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小题11: | A.entire | B.different | C.average | D.equal |
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小题12: | A.fell | B.paused | C.rushed | D.rested |
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小题13: | A.center | B.front | C.end | D.top |
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小题14: | A.left | B.ignored | C.passed | D.helped |
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小题15: | A.continue | B.jog | C.walk | D.cover |
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小题16: | A.demand | B.thought | C.action | D.relief |
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小题18: | A.while | B.although | C.since | D.as |
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小题19: | A.boring | B.great | C.slow | D.relaxing |
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小题20: | A.leaves | B.finds | C.keeps | D.makes |
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Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 36 had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 37 , they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 38 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 39 just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 40 about her. She went to bed too 41 . The night before the first exam, Barbara 42 that she have an early night and take a 43 pill. She promised to wake 44 up in the morning. As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 45 kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 46 , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 47 , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. 48 around her was writing pages and gages. 49 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 50 . She kept looking at her 51 . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 52 and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 53 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 54 up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 55 dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
小题1: | A.teachers | B.students | C.classmates | D.schools |
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小题2: | A.prepare | B.miss | C.join | D.pass |
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小题3: | A.succeeded | B.failed | C.ended | D.called |
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小题5: | A.excited | B.frightened | C.worried | D.pleased |
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小题6: | A.early | B.late | C.heavily | D.eagerly |
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小题7: | A.insisted | B.hoped | C.ordered | D.wished |
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小题8: | A.sleeping | B.resting | C.exciting | D.breathing |
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小题9: | A.him | B.her | C.them | D.herself |
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小题11: | A.her sister | B.her parents | C.the lessons | D.the medicine |
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小题12: | A.result | B.marks | C.desk | D.paper |
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小题13: | A.The teacher | B.The students | C.No one | D.Everyone |
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小题16: | A.watch | B.textbook | C.sister | D.subject |
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小题17: | A.gave up | B.put off | C.looked around | D.thought over |
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小题18: | A.examining | B.leaving | C.copying | D.crying |
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小题19: | A.raised | B.woke | C.stood | D.cheered |
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小题20: | A.nice | B.wonderful | C.terrible | D.special |
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"A child is dying---out of breath!" I had just begun my working day in the city, when these words came through the radio of the police car I was driving. I turned on the red lights and siren(警笛)and drove off as fast as I could. "Just my luck!" I thought. I didn"t know this city well and my first call of the day was a life-and-death sudden happening, several kilometers away. I got to the house. A mother, filled with fear, handed me her baby, his face already blue. Was I too late? Dear me! I did what had been taught to do in such a serious condition. A small thing flew out of the baby"s mouth on to the floor. It was a button. Thank heaven! The holes in it let a little air through. A doctor rushed into the room. He had with him an oxygen bag. The child began to cry at the top of his voice, burned red and started to look for his mother. He was angry but was saved. 小题1:The writer of the story is _______. A.a policeman | B.a driver | C.a doctor | D.the boy"s father | 小题2:The writer turned on the red lights and siren in order to _____.A.show that he was a police car | B.have the people in the streets make way for him | C.warn the people in the streets of the danger ahead | D.tell the people in the streets that he did not know the way well | 小题3:The baby was still living when the writer got to the house because _______.A.the writer arrived in time | B.the writer had been taught what to do at that time | C.the button was not big enough | D.the button happened to have holes in it | 小题4:What worried the writer all the way to the dying child ?A.He was afraid to come too late to save the child. | B.It was a sudden happening and he was too young. | C.Any people might be knocked down or killed by his car. | D.He was afraid that he could not have the button taken out. |
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One winter term during college, I took a history class to fulfill a requirement. The professor was a 1 fellow with red hair. He would walk shyly into the room wearing his hooded (带帽的) winter coat, once not even 2 the hood during the lecture. He was terribly nervous in class and lowered his head 3 looking up through his glasses at his students. So I 4 a little game for myself. I would try to find something in his lecture to ask him an intelligent question about, 5 me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. He was obviously 6 to have a question to answer. In fact, his answers were always interesting. I continued to do this every day of the course and found myself actually enjoying the subject. The professor seemed to become a bit more 7 and some of the other students even 8 from time to time. My little game had saved me from being bored, as it was 9 to do. And, I learned quite a bit about ancient world history. Except for all of his strange __10 , he was indeed quite an expert in his field. On the last day of his class, we gathered our 11 and headed out the door. The shy, red-haired professor 12 directly in front of me, with obvious efforts, as I reached the door, and put out his hand. He said, “I want to thank you for making this class so interesting.” As he shook my hand and 13 for the first time, I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to 14 the time. I had no idea that all of my question asking had any 15 on him or the others at all. Each of us, through the things we say and do, can have a great effect not just on our own experiences, but those of others.
小题1: | A.strange | B.patient | C.popular | D.proud |
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小题2: | A.cleaning | B.noticing | C.removing | D.wearing |
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小题3: | A.hardly | B.simply | C.absolutely | D.quickly |
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小题4: | A.played | B.continued | C.created | D.bought |
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小题5: | A.reminding | B.forcing | C.allowing | D.telling |
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小题6: | A.angry | B.surprised | C.sad | D.pleased |
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小题7: | A.relaxed | B.traditional | C.reasonable | D.concerned |
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小题8: | A.gave up | B.fell behind | C.look back | D.joined in |
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小题9: | A.designed | B.permitted | C.challenged | D.forbidden |
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小题10: | A.explanation | B.appearance | C.secret | D.hobby |
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小题11: | A.collection | B.friends | C.game | D.books |
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小题12: | A.waited | B.apologized | C.greeted | D.stepped |
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小题13: | A.regretted | B.smiled | C.cried | D.required |
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小题15: | A.guidance | B.result | C.mercy | D.effect |
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Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and _36_ his tent then, made a fire and have a _37_ meal. When night fell, he_38_ down to sleep. He had_39_ fallen asleep when he felt a soft _40_ on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much 41 .” The Arab was a 42 man, “All right, do as you 43 .” he said. Then he turned on his _44_ and went back to sleep. It wasn’t long 45 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 46 I keep it inside the tent, too?” “ _47_ .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 48 , as camel had such a long neck. No sooner had he shut his eyes 49 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?” The Arab_ 50_ over to one side of the tent. He made _51_ as small as he could. It was not _52_ comfortable, and sleep was now out of 53 .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 54 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only_55_ that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.
小题1: | A.built | B.made | C.put up | D.set |
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小题2: | A.simple | B.rich | C.excellent | D.ordinary |
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小题4: | A.seldom | B.not | C.almost | D.hardly |
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小题5: | A.touch | B.beat | C.kick | D.bite |
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小题6: | A.place | B.tent | C.room | D.blanket |
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小题7: | A.hard-hearted | B.kind-hearted | C.absent-mined | D.careless |
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小题8: | A.please | B.willing | C.are like | D.want |
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小题10: | A.after | B.before | C.since | D.then |
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小题12: | A.Yes, of course | B.No, not at all | C.Don’t, please | D.No, you can |
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小题13: | A.crowded | B.comfortable | C.warmer | D.narrower |
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小题14: | A.than | B.then | C.when | D.after |
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小题15: | A.went | B.walked | C.climbed | D.moved |
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小题16: | A.the tent. | B.himself | C.room | D.ground |
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小题17: | A.very | B.much | C.a bit | D.a little |
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小题18: | A.question | B.the question | C.quite possible | D.possibility |
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小题19: | A.Except | B.Besides | C.After all | D.But |
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小题20: | A.fair | B.wrong | C.satisfied | D.right |
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